Vehicle seat

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020391631-A1
Application number	US-201916437931-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 11, 2019
Priority date	Jun 11, 2019
Publication date	Dec 17, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

An assembly includes a seat bottom including a panel pivotable from a first position to a second position. The assembly includes a track supported by the seat bottom. The assembly includes a spring in the track and urging the panel toward the second position. The assembly includes a pyrotechnic actuator maintaining the spring in compression and actuatable to release the spring.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An assembly, comprising:
a seat bottom including a panel pivotable from a first position to a second position; a track supported by the seat bottom; a spring in the track and urging the panel toward the second position; and a pyrotechnic actuator maintaining the spring in compression and actuatable to release the spring.

2 . The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the track includes a first member and a second member slidable relative to the first member.

3 . The assembly of claim 2 , wherein the first member defines a passage and the second member is in the passage.

4 . The assembly of claim 2 , wherein the first member includes an opening, and the second member includes a pin in the opening when the panel is in the second position.

5 . The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the panel is pivotable about a lateral axis.

6 . The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the panel is pivotable about a longitudinal axis.

7 . The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the seat bottom includes a front end and a back end, the panel extending from the front end to the back end.

8 . The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the seat bottom includes a front end and a back end, the panel including a front edge and a back edge, the front edge at the front end of the seat bottom and the back edge between the front end and the back end of the seat bottom.

9 . The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the seat bottom includes a second panel pivotable from a first position to a second position.

10 . The assembly of claim 9 , wherein the panel and the second panel are pivotable about a same axis.

11 . The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the second position is above the first position.

12 . An assembly, comprising:
a seat bottom including a panel pivotable about a longitudinal axis from a first position to a second position; and an actuator maintaining the panel in the first position and actuatable to release the panel to the second position.

13 . The assembly of claim 12 , further comprising a computer having a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to actuate the actuator to move the panel to the second position in response to detecting an impact to a vehicle.

14 . The assembly of claim 12 , wherein the seat bottom includes a second panel pivotable from a first position to a second position, the first panel and the second panel arranged along a lateral axis.

15 . The assembly of claim 14 , further comprising a computer having a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to move the panel to the second position in response to detecting an impact to a first side of a vehicle, and to move the second panel to the second position in response to detecting an impact to a second side of the vehicle opposite the first side.

16 . The assembly of claim 14 , further comprising a computer having a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to move the panel and the second panel to the second positions in response to detecting an impact to a front of a vehicle.

17 . The assembly of claim 12 , further comprising a spring supported by the seat bottom and urging the panel toward the second position.

18 . The assembly of claim 17 , wherein the seat bottom includes a first side and a second side spaced from the first side along a lateral axis, the spring at the first side.

19 . The assembly of claim 12 , wherein the seat bottom includes a front end and a back end, the panel extending from the front end to the back end.

20 . The assembly of claim 12 , wherein the seat bottom includes a front end and a back end, the panel including a front edge and a back edge, the front edge at the front end of the seat bottom and the back edge between the front end and the back end of the seat bottom.

Assignees

• Ford Global Tech Llc

Inventors

• Kadam Mangesh
• Zhao Yuqin
• Malapati Srinivas Reddy

Classifications

• B60N2220/10

  using a database · CPC title

• B60N2/0244

  with logic circuits · CPC title

• B60N2002/952

  characterised by details of the locking system · CPC title

• B60N2002/0216

  the seat or seat part turning about or moving along a transversal axis · CPC title

• B60N2002/0212

  the seat or seat part turning about or moving along a longitudinal axis · CPC title